Wedding Invites

The wedding invitations are done with the exception of a couple that I am still waiting for addresses. I had set a goal of trying to get them mailed out before I went home to Cleveland for my dress fitting and I think I will actually accomplish it. I guess it helps when you have a snow storm and basically the whole city shuts down.

Because of the snow storm, I was able to accomplish a lot of wedding items. I was able to start the programs and work on the rehearsal dinner invitations. Believe it or not, I am actually up to date with my checklist provided to me by The Knot. Hopefully, I will be able to stay on track!!

Home Alone

So Brett is on one of his week long trips. I really don't like when he goes away. I still haven't made many (if any) friends here and we have been here 8 months. I was going to go to a Xavier alumni function tonight to watch the basketball game but I decided not to at the last minute. Main reason was after doing the loan application for our condo I realized that I really should not be spending money when I don't need to.

The problem is that I should have gone. I need to be a little more proactive in trying to meet people. I know that when we move to our new neighborhood there will be many opportunities for me to meet new people. The thing is I shouldn't wait until then - I need to take steps now.

I have a habit of making excuses as to why I don't make more of an effort. I think the main reason is that I am afraid. I am afraid of going somewhere by myself and then sitting there by myself. I know that is a stupid excuse but that is how I feel. I am afraid that I won't be able to make conversation with whoever I meet.

I have always been a quiet and shy person. I tend to come across as stand office when people first meet me because I don't know what to say to start a conversation. I guess I need to find a way to overcome this so that I can make friends a little easier. I am going to have to make new friends every 2 years or so. I don't want the next place to be like it is here - the first half of it being alone.

Borrowing from Others

So the drama of our new condo continues. Not only did I ask my parents for money for the downpayment I also just asked them for some additional money for me to pay off some of my debt. I want to get rid of some of it before we have to sit down with the loan officer and would rather owe the money to my parents than to the credit card companies.

The only problem with this is that I don't want them to think I am taking advantage of their generousity. I just want this to work out and want to get myself out of the debt that I could have avoided. It is amazing how easily it all builds up and you don't even realize it until you can't dig yourself out of it.

New Place of Residence

Brett and I signed the papers on Saturday to buy a 3 bedroom condo in Woodbridge, VA. It isn't even built yet. Well I mean the framing is up but there are no walls. So now we are trying to get the financing to get a mortgage that isn't going to kill us. I am starting to freak out because I have a bunch of debt that I am trying really hard to pay off but I am afraid this is going to either get us denied or cause us to get an outrageous rate. I don't want to be the sole reason we don't get this.

I am sure there are people with more debt than me and worse credit (I have really good credit) that are getting approved for home loans. I can think of a few that sometimes I wonder how they got approved and manage to still pay the mortgage. I guess I am just scared that we went into this way too fast. Everything is too good to be true.